Carbonite Adds Remote File Access For Grabbing Backups From Web

It would be nice if they would have told their subscribers about this. I don't recall getting any such notification.

Limekiller

It would be nice if they would have told their subscribers about this. I don't recall getting any such notification.

Limekiller

Dropbox is the best for having remote access to files. A bit more expensive per year ($50) but well worth it have file syncing across PCs.

Dropbox is the best for having remote access to files. A bit more expensive per year ($50) but well worth it have file syncing across PCs.

Wonder how that works with private encryption keys (if they support that at all). I think thats why my favorite Mozy doesnt have that feature...

...but I'm going look at carbonite now ;)

xrmb

Wonder how that works with private encryption keys (if they support that at all). I think thats why my favorite Mozy doesnt have that feature...

...but I'm going look at carbonite now ;)

xrmb

@xrmb: Faster, smaller footprint, more powerful interface ... and unlimited space paid for by my employer. Can't lose.

@xrmb: Faster, smaller footprint, more powerful interface ... and unlimited space paid for by my employer. Can't lose.

@Limekiller:

I think they did actually, or else I'm not sure how I've known for the last few weeks. Maybe their twitter feed - twitter.com/carbonitebackup

I find their remote access is a bit clunky - not as smooth as dropbox - but it's not bad & certainly worth having.

Jon Nettleton

@Limekiller:

I think they did actually, or else I'm not sure how I've known for the last few weeks. Maybe their twitter feed - twitter.com/carbonitebackup

I find their remote access is a bit clunky - not as smooth as dropbox - but it's not bad & certainly worth having.

Jon Nettleton

@xrmb: Mozy allows you to restore from the web but I think you have to wait for them to build the restore which takes a few minutes.

Sean Young

@xrmb: Mozy allows you to restore from the web but I think you have to wait for them to build the restore which takes a few minutes.

Sean Young

You can actually pick it up for 20% through this link [www.subscription.com] Ends up being a good deal for a three year subscription.

I am so glad they support macs now, About time!@

drenader

Am I the only one who uses s3 for my backups? I just run a little ruby script on Vista to backup my files, then i can use either the s3fox in firefox, or any other tool if I need to download them. Or I can just reverse the source/dest in my script and download everything.

Josh Lewis

i just can't bring myself to patronize any sponsor of the Howard Stern Show. I've been burned before and all his sponsors seem to share similar qualities (as well as a lack of quality) that makes me avoid them. Also I can't recall any news articles regarding Mozy losing customers' data...

gmerin

@drenader: Sorry my post was not really clear. You can get it for 20% off**; which ends up being $35 a year for the three year plan.

drenader

@xrmb: Mozy supports full encryption for both the transfer and disk storage, but perhaps that is only for the business accounts?

TheFu

@marjon00: For pure backups, jungledisk can be cheaper than dropbox. However, nothing beats dropbox for file synchronization -- I especially like the delta upload/download features, as well as the autodetection of files that have already been uploaded.

aj_robins

i am in the process of testing backblaze right now and it is very nice.

Joseph Smrekar

@marjon00:

The problem with Dropbox is that you need to move the folders you want backed up into the Dropbox folder, which is just silly. It's why I'm trying out Syncplicity.

iputty

CrashPlan has had this feature forever! Also has much faster backup

dornquast

@gmerin: Ditto on Rush Limbaugh. I wanted to switch from Mozy to Carbonite to support Leo Laporte's TWIT Network, but once I found out they were also sponsoring Rush I decided against it.

salviati

I believe Costco has a sale for a 2 year subscription on Costco.com, for 69.99

[www.costco.com]

Robert_SF

Doesn't work.

Just tried on two machines and two browsers. I can see my "c" drive but clicking it doesn't show any of the sub-folders.

Spoken to the Carbonite tech support guys who didn't seem to know much about the feature, thought there was a problem but had no idea what it was or when it would be fixed.

williamsdb

Hello, I just wanted to add that SpiderOak Inc (https://spideroak.com) has been offering this functionality since the beginning. We also offer Smart Multi-Device Sync, Access, Share, Storage and Online Backup of course. Try us out FREE for life with 2GB of storage at https://spideroka.com/download

FabronWombat

. . . and Hannity uses Mozy. Oh, well. . . The world is screwed either way.

JesseOwl

Nice of them to finally catch up with the competition.

Gotta say, Backblaze is way sweeter so far than Carbonite or Mozy ever was, and feels a lot more natural a fit on the Mac.

laurion

Nice of them to finally catch up with the competition.

Gotta say, Backblaze is way sweeter so far than Carbonite or Mozy ever was, and feels a lot more natural a fit on the Mac.

laurion

@JesseOwl: can't fault someone for accidentally choosing the better product.

my objection is not to Stern, or to any other public figure, but to the general quality of his sponsors and their products: he doesn't get the A list national brands. he gets the other sponsors - after the aromadisk, calugel, mangroomer and other similar products, i'm very suspicious of any product that does advertise on his show.

and then there was Carbonite's recent loss of 7500 customers' data ([www.techcrunch.com]) which was allegedly the fault of Carbonite's hardware provider....

i can't find anything similar about Mozy losing customers' data..maybe because Mozy is part of EMC (one of the foremost makers of enterprise class SAN data storage systems for more than a decade..and used for mission-critical commercial computer systems at every financial company).

and no, i have no connection at all to either company
but i did spend time researching my decision to go with Mozy/EMC.

gmerin

I have gone Backblaze and haven't looked back. High-quality encryption protocol done right and super service. No more Carbonite for me. (I also HATE the way they sponsor rightwing radio.)

Give Backblaze a spin! One plan: $5 a month UNLIMITED.
www.backblaze.com

Gerard Sorme

@FabronWombat: Mozy already offers 2GB free-for-life, or 2.25GB through a referrer link.

Mozy Free (2GB): [mozy.com]
Mozy Free (2.25GB, referral link): [mozy.com]

And Mozy is part of EMC, a Fortune 500 data systems company, so reliability wise...

Mysterius

@iputty: Dropbox is working on alternate install locations, though I haven't heard of a (simple) way to make multiple separate folders sync.

If you're looking for that, Windows Live Mesh is actually very good for that. It also features easy Remote Access. I don't know how you feel about Microsoft products, but if you're interested, I suggest checking it out.

I don't have the heart to give up on Dropbox, but I'm considering how best to use Live Mesh to complement it.

Mysterius

only thing misssing is streaming of mp3 player (like yuntaa), and i will be in LOVE

ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!! Last year I had an excruciatingly painful restore because the thing was too dang slow! And the selectable restore was very quirky at the time...

frankz00

The lack of online access pushed me to Mozy instead of Carbonite a few years back when I first tried them - Mozy has been nothing but reliable. But I do also use DropBox for moving files easily from one machine to another (I wish they had a less-than-$100-per-year plan, like the poster above wrongly claims)

CarterSlater

I've got the same problem. Just spoke to support and all they said was "I apologize for the inconvenience, this is a known issue and our Engineers are working on it." So if Remote Access is something you must have then avoid Carbonite for now

JordanHaphiliate

Lifehacker favorite? At least Mozy doesnt lose people's files and blame someone else. For a backup company, 1 strike, and youre out!

TamarThymoetes

@Mysterius: I'll second the live mesh love; been using it for a while and completely replaced dropbox with it. I've also become a big fan of the office live product; free with a liveid, lets you set up what's essentially a sharepoint system for as many people as you want. Cool, and free, and links direclty with your ms office product if you've got some!